El Banco Mundial

So, I finally figured out what I will be doing in Peru. I will be working for the World Bank. Well, I will be providing my services as a researcher and analyst on a full time basis from February through May, and they may or may not be compensating me monetarily for my time. Details, schmetails. This has been in the works for a few weeks, but I didn't want to say anything until it was confirmed. I basically got very lucky--the combination of having a grad school colleague who used to work for the current country director in Peru, plus (and even more importantly) the fact that they are starting a new project that fits perfectly with my timeframe. Fortuitous timing. What will I be doing there? The usual combination of data analysis and qualitative research/literature review. If you're into to international development and you want more details, email me and I'm happy to share. It fits perfectly with my goal of doing something that uses my quantitative skills, where I can write my report in English, yet Spanish skills are desirable because at the very least I will be reading stuff in Spanish and will possibly have to talk to people in Spanish to obtain information. So yay, "figuring out what I will be doing in Peru" is officially off my plate of things to do.

Word of the day (courtesy of tonight's bottle of wine): retrogusto=aftertaste